“I have something for you.”
He handed me an album. Inside there were different pictures and cut-outs of people. I recognized a few of the faces, but not all of them.
“What is this?”
“I collected a group of pictures of what other people have done by the time they’re 18. You know, to put your life in perspective…”
He started flipping the pages inside.
“See, look. Edgar Allan Poe published his first book of poetry by the age of 18. And this is Samantha Larson. When she turned 18, she became the youngest person to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.”
“Ian, this makes me feel like I haven’t done anything with my life.”
“Wait, I put in someone to make you feel better about yourself here…This is Billy the Kid—he was charged with 12 murders at 18 years old.”
“Why is there
